The Nebraska Athletic Department released a redesign of Huskers.com on Thursday morning, capping a multi-month project with NU's new website provider – SIDEARM Sports. An asset for coaches in recruiting and a place where fans can access all the information to keep them informed and connected, Huskers.com continues to be a the digital home of Nebraska Athletics
"Our new partnership with SIDEARM Sports is going to advance Huskers.com and allow us to deliver fans an even better digital experience," Director of Website Service Jeremy Foote said. "SIDEARM's toolbox will not only allow us to provide fans with more information, but we will also be able to provide more support to our coaches in recruiting as well."
Huskers.com is one of the most visited sites in college athletics, more than five million users accessed 31 million pages during the 2018-19 academic year, and moving forward Huskers.com will continue to provide fans with an even better experience with the new features available on the SIDEARM Sports platform.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with the University of Nebraska to launch the new Huskers.com," SIDEARM Sports President and CEO Jeff Rubin said. "Husker fans are passionate and committed and we are excited to be collaborating with Nebraska Athletics and Learfield IMG College to deliver a compelling digital experience for gameday and everyday."
Live audio and video streams, as well as on-demand video content will continue to be free and will be delivered via HTML5, making it easy to watch or listen to Husker content on a mobile device. The site is also responsive, so it will seamlessly scale on a tablet or mobile phone for easy compatibility anywhere fans need access to information about the Huskers.
The redesigned Huskers.com has will make it easier to find articles, on-demand video and photo galleries of your favorite Husker teams. Gameday Central pages will also provide fans with more information on how to watch, listen or be part of Husker events.
Fans will see more integration with statistics into student-athlete biographies and postgame articles for a deeper breakdown of every game. Historical information will also be available for match ups in team sports. By clicking on the "history" link, visitors will see the history of the selected match-up, including the record between the two teams, streaks, scores and a full game-by-game history. The history pages will continue to be updated as past schedules are collected and imported into the SIDEARM Sports system.
Nebraska's partnership with the Husker Sports Network will expand on the new site with the rollout of multiple podcasts, including Husker Sports Originals, Conversations with the Cooks, Cornhusker Conversation and a condensed version of Sports Nightly. Fans can find out more information by visiting huskers.com/podcasts.
No matter how you connect with Nebraska Athletics, Huskers.com will continue to be your central home for the Huskers. We hope you enjoy the new Huskers.com - Go Big Red